ZEISS Group

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The ZEISS Group is one of the world’s leading technology companies. It has a balanced portfolio that is geared toward attractive future-oriented markets in optics, precision mechanics and optoelectronics. For more than 175 years, the Company has been shaping technological progress, advancing the world of optics with solutions from its four segments and meeting its customers' needs.

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ZEISS at a glance

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Industry	Optical and optoelectronic industry
Segments	Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology Industrial Quality & Research Medical Technology¹ Consumer Markets _{¹ Not identical to the Carl Zeiss Meditec Group}
Locations	Headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany; ZEISS is represented in around 50 countries around the world
Revenue	10.1 billion Euro in Fiscal Year 2023/24 (as of 30. September 2024)
Research and development expenses	More than 1.5 billion Euro
Employees	More than 46.000 worldwide Of them over 22.000 in Germany
Executive Board	Dr. Karl Lamprecht (CEO) Susan-Stefanie Breitkopf (CTO) Sven Hermann Stefan Müller Andreas Pecher Dr. Jochen Peter Dr. Markus Weber
Fiscal year	1 October to 30 September


Fiscal year	Revenue	Employees
2023/24	EUR 10.894 bn	46.485
2022/23	EUR 10.108 bn	42.992
2021/22	EUR 8.754 bn	38.770



Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology	EUR 4.122 bn
Industrial Quality & Research	EUR 2.369 bn
Medical Technology	EUR 2.611 bn
Consumer Markets	EUR 1.666 bn


EBIT
2023/24	EUR 1.444 bn
2022/23	EUR 1.686 bn
2021/22	EUR 1.588 bn


EQUITY RATIO
	as % of total assets
2023/24	51%
2022/23	52%
2021/22	55%


EXPENDITURE ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
	as % of total assets
2023/24	15%
2022/23	15%
2021/22	13%

Annual report

The year-end result of the ZEISS Group in detail.

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The Executive Board
of the Carl Zeiss AG

Here you will find information about the corporate governance of the ZEISS Group.

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ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

Enabling the next generation of microchips

A large proportion of all microchips worldwide are produced using ZEISS technologies. As a technology leader in the field of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, more powerful and more energy-efficient microchips, and thus plays a pivotal role in the age of micro- and nanoelectronics.

ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

Revenue in 2023/24	EUR 4.122 m
Increase in revenues	+16%
Expenditure on research and development	EUR 863 m
Patents	3.955
Employees	8.586

Assuring quality and precision – seeing even the finest details

ZEISS ensures quality standards and enables scientific research wherever maximum precision is indispensable: with coordinate measuring machines, optical, multisensory systems and X-ray systems, microscope systems of high resolution and smart software for industrial quality assurance, as well as research and material inspection. ZEISS plays its part by ensuring that even the tiniest structures and processes become visible.


Revenue in 2023/24	EUR 2.369 m
Increase in revenues	+3%
Expenditure on research and development	EUR 218 m
Patents	2.658
Employees	8.591

Driving progress in medicine

ZEISS’ long-term goal is to make a lasting mark on ophthalmology and microsurgery. True to its pioneering spirit, the segment develops innovative technologies, digital solutions and specific applications for clinical workflows, enabling customers to preserve people’s sight well into old age and fight brain tumors.

ZEISS Medical Technology


Revenue in 2023/24	EUR 2.611 m¹
Increase in revenues	+4%
Expenditure on research and development	EUR 341 m
Patents	2.905
Employees	8.629

_{¹ Not identical to the Carl Zeiss Meditec Group}

Enabling new vision

As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of eyeglass lenses, ZEISS stands for maximum visual comfort. ZEISS movie and camera lenses, technologies for smartphone photography as well as spotting scopes and riflescopes offer outstanding optical quality for users with exacting requirements. In every moment that counts.


Revenue in 2023/24	EUR 1.666 m
Increase in revenues	+3%
Expenditure on research and development	EUR 83 m
Patents	2.466
Employees	13.008

ZEISS locations worldwide

The ZEISS Group is represented in around 50 countries. The company is headquartered in Oberkochen (Germany). Furthermore, ZEISS is expanding its global presence with innovation and high-tech sites as a part of its global innovation strategy.

ZEISS locations

ZEISS Innovation Hubs

ZEISS locations in numbers

50

represented in around 50 countries
100

more than 100 locations worldwide
60

more than 60 sales and service sites
40

around 40 research and development sites
35

production sites

Impressions from the fiscal year 2023/24

Thinking and acting sustainably

Carl Zeiss Foundation

Promoting science

Sustainability at ZEISS

Innovative solutions that help to make the future more sustainable

Compliance

Business activities in line with rules and regulations.

Career

Attractive employer

with a unique culture

In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to take science and society into the future.

ZEISS careers

ZEISS Newsroom

News, press releases, events calendar

Optics Insights 2022/23

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Annual Report 2022/23

ZEISS Group

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